BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Drupal iCal API//EN X-WR-CALNAME:Events items teaser X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Toronto BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6946b57190b63 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250520T170000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250520T180000 URL:/engineering-wellness-program/events/foe-creative-w riting-circle SUMMARY:FoE Creative Writing Circle CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Do you enjoy writing creatively\, or have you always wanted to learn?\nThen join us for our monthly FoE Creative Writing Circle!\n\nCreat ive writing\, whether for fun or professionally\, has been shown to\nincre ase productivity in other areas\, reduce depression and anxiety\,\nand pro vide insights in how to address life’s challenges. It's also\nfun. \n\nR egister through our website\n[/engineering-wellness-pr ogram/wellness-programming-and-support/faculty-engineering-fiction-writing -circle] DTSTAMP:20251220T144049Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6946b57198708 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250617T170000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250617T180000 URL:/engineering-wellness-program/events/foe-creative-w riting-circle SUMMARY:FoE Creative Writing Circle CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Do you enjoy writing creatively\, or have you always wanted to learn?\nThen join us for our monthly FoE Creative Writing Circle!\n\nCreat ive writing\, whether for fun or professionally\, has been shown to\nincre ase productivity in other areas\, reduce depression and anxiety\,\nand pro vide insights in how to address life’s challenges. It's also\nfun. \n\nR egister through our website\n[/engineering-wellness-pr ogram/wellness-programming-and-support/faculty-engineering-fiction-writing -circle] DTSTAMP:20251220T144049Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6946b57199160 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250715T170000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250715T180000 URL:/engineering-wellness-program/events/foe-creative-w riting-circle SUMMARY:FoE Creative Writing Circle CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Do you enjoy writing creatively\, or have you always wanted to learn?\nThen join us for our monthly FoE Creative Writing Circle!\n\nCreat ive writing\, whether for fun or professionally\, has been shown to\nincre ase productivity in other areas\, reduce depression and anxiety\,\nand pro vide insights in how to address life’s challenges. It's also\nfun. \n\nR egister through our website\n[/engineering-wellness-pr ogram/wellness-programming-and-support/faculty-engineering-fiction-writing -circle] DTSTAMP:20251220T144049Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6946b57199b76 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250526T121500 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250526T124500 URL:/engineering-wellness-program/events/meditation-mon day LOCATION:ݮƵ ON Canada SUMMARY:Meditation Monday CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:JOIN US EVERY MONDAY...BREATHE\, RELAX\, AND BE STILL.\n\nMedit ation has been shown to reduce stress\, increase balance and\nstillness\, increase awareness\, and even expand acceptance and\ncompassion for yourse lf and others.  Each week will vary slightly.\n“Practices” include br eathing\, mindfulness\, body awareness\,\nearthly grounding\, spacial awar eness\, centring\, and more. \nSee our website\n[/engi neering-wellness-program/wellness-programming-and-support/meditation-monda ys]for\nmore details. DTSTAMP:20251220T144049Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6946b5719b75a DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250602T121500 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250602T124500 URL:/engineering-wellness-program/events/meditation-mon day LOCATION:ݮƵ ON Canada SUMMARY:Meditation Monday CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:JOIN US EVERY MONDAY...BREATHE\, RELAX\, AND BE STILL.\n\nMedit ation has been shown to reduce stress\, increase balance and\nstillness\, increase awareness\, and even expand acceptance and\ncompassion for yourse lf and others.  Each week will vary slightly.\n“Practices” include br eathing\, mindfulness\, body awareness\,\nearthly grounding\, spacial awar eness\, centring\, and more. \nSee our website\n[/engi neering-wellness-program/wellness-programming-and-support/meditation-monda ys]for\nmore details. DTSTAMP:20251220T144049Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6946b5719c218 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250609T121500 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250609T124500 URL:/engineering-wellness-program/events/meditation-mon day LOCATION:ݮƵ ON Canada SUMMARY:Meditation Monday CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:JOIN US EVERY MONDAY...BREATHE\, RELAX\, AND BE STILL.\n\nMedit ation has been shown to reduce stress\, increase balance and\nstillness\, increase awareness\, and even expand acceptance and\ncompassion for yourse lf and others.  Each week will vary slightly.\n“Practices” include br eathing\, mindfulness\, body awareness\,\nearthly grounding\, spacial awar eness\, centring\, and more. \nSee our website\n[/engi neering-wellness-program/wellness-programming-and-support/meditation-monda ys]for\nmore details. DTSTAMP:20251220T144049Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6946b5719cbe3 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250616T121500 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250616T124500 URL:/engineering-wellness-program/events/meditation-mon day LOCATION:ݮƵ ON Canada SUMMARY:Meditation Monday CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:JOIN US EVERY MONDAY...BREATHE\, RELAX\, AND BE STILL.\n\nMedit ation has been shown to reduce stress\, increase balance and\nstillness\, increase awareness\, and even expand acceptance and\ncompassion for yourse lf and others.  Each week will vary slightly.\n“Practices” include br eathing\, mindfulness\, body awareness\,\nearthly grounding\, spacial awar eness\, centring\, and more. \nSee our website\n[/engi neering-wellness-program/wellness-programming-and-support/meditation-monda ys]for\nmore details. DTSTAMP:20251220T144049Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6946b5719d741 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250623T121500 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250623T124500 URL:/engineering-wellness-program/events/meditation-mon day LOCATION:ݮƵ ON Canada SUMMARY:Meditation Monday CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:JOIN US EVERY MONDAY...BREATHE\, RELAX\, AND BE STILL.\n\nMedit ation has been shown to reduce stress\, increase balance and\nstillness\, increase awareness\, and even expand acceptance and\ncompassion for yourse lf and others.  Each week will vary slightly.\n“Practices” include br eathing\, mindfulness\, body awareness\,\nearthly grounding\, spacial awar eness\, centring\, and more. \nSee our website\n[/engi neering-wellness-program/wellness-programming-and-support/meditation-monda ys]for\nmore details. DTSTAMP:20251220T144049Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6946b5719e301 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250630T121500 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250630T124500 URL:/engineering-wellness-program/events/meditation-mon day LOCATION:ݮƵ ON Canada SUMMARY:Meditation Monday CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:JOIN US EVERY MONDAY...BREATHE\, RELAX\, AND BE STILL.\n\nMedit ation has been shown to reduce stress\, increase balance and\nstillness\, increase awareness\, and even expand acceptance and\ncompassion for yourse lf and others.  Each week will vary slightly.\n“Practices” include br eathing\, mindfulness\, body awareness\,\nearthly grounding\, spacial awar eness\, centring\, and more. \nSee our website\n[/engi neering-wellness-program/wellness-programming-and-support/meditation-monda ys]for\nmore details. DTSTAMP:20251220T144049Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6946b5719efad DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250707T121500 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250707T124500 URL:/engineering-wellness-program/events/meditation-mon day LOCATION:ݮƵ ON Canada SUMMARY:Meditation Monday CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:JOIN US EVERY MONDAY...BREATHE\, RELAX\, AND BE STILL.\n\nMedit ation has been shown to reduce stress\, increase balance and\nstillness\, increase awareness\, and even expand acceptance and\ncompassion for yourse lf and others.  Each week will vary slightly.\n“Practices” include br eathing\, mindfulness\, body awareness\,\nearthly grounding\, spacial awar eness\, centring\, and more. \nSee our website\n[/engi neering-wellness-program/wellness-programming-and-support/meditation-monda ys]for\nmore details. DTSTAMP:20251220T144049Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6946b5719f9ef DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250714T121500 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250714T124500 URL:/engineering-wellness-program/events/meditation-mon day LOCATION:ݮƵ ON Canada SUMMARY:Meditation Monday CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:JOIN US EVERY MONDAY...BREATHE\, RELAX\, AND BE STILL.\n\nMedit ation has been shown to reduce stress\, increase balance and\nstillness\, increase awareness\, and even expand acceptance and\ncompassion for yourse lf and others.  Each week will vary slightly.\n“Practices” include br eathing\, mindfulness\, body awareness\,\nearthly grounding\, spacial awar eness\, centring\, and more. \nSee our website\n[/engi neering-wellness-program/wellness-programming-and-support/meditation-monda ys]for\nmore details. DTSTAMP:20251220T144049Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6946b571a0394 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250721T121500 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250721T124500 URL:/engineering-wellness-program/events/meditation-mon day LOCATION:ݮƵ ON Canada SUMMARY:Meditation Monday CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:JOIN US EVERY MONDAY...BREATHE\, RELAX\, AND BE STILL.\n\nMedit ation has been shown to reduce stress\, increase balance and\nstillness\, increase awareness\, and even expand acceptance and\ncompassion for yourse lf and others.  Each week will vary slightly.\n“Practices” include br eathing\, mindfulness\, body awareness\,\nearthly grounding\, spacial awar eness\, centring\, and more. \nSee our website\n[/engi neering-wellness-program/wellness-programming-and-support/meditation-monda ys]for\nmore details. DTSTAMP:20251220T144049Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6946b571a0cde DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250728T121500 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250728T124500 URL:/engineering-wellness-program/events/meditation-mon day LOCATION:ݮƵ ON Canada SUMMARY:Meditation Monday CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:JOIN US EVERY MONDAY...BREATHE\, RELAX\, AND BE STILL.\n\nMedit ation has been shown to reduce stress\, increase balance and\nstillness\, increase awareness\, and even expand acceptance and\ncompassion for yourse lf and others.  Each week will vary slightly.\n“Practices” include br eathing\, mindfulness\, body awareness\,\nearthly grounding\, spacial awar eness\, centring\, and more. \nSee our website\n[/engi neering-wellness-program/wellness-programming-and-support/meditation-monda ys]for\nmore details. DTSTAMP:20251220T144049Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6946b571a15fc DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240205 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240206 URL:/engineering-wellness-program/events/mirrorless-mon day SUMMARY:Mirrorless Monday CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Mirrorless Monday is an annual\, campus wide campaign to encour age body\npositivity through various messages on mirrors and a campaign\nt hat seeks to remind everyone that their self-worth is not tied to a\nrefl ection in a mirror. The campaign is a partnership between Campus\nWellness and Plant Operations. For the one-day campaign today\, a\nportion of wa shroom mirrors in various locations on campus will be\ncovered with posit ive messages and supportive resources including\nCounselling Services\, MA TES\, Good2Talk\, etc. The messages will be\nplaced on the mirrors at the beginning of the day (Feb 5th) and\nremoved by 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday. X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE DTSTAMP:20251220T144049Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6946b571a2161 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240122T163000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240122T170000 URL:/engineering-wellness-program/events/meditation-mon days SUMMARY:Meditation Mondays CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:JOIN US EVERY MONDAY FROM JAN 15TH TO MAR 25TH\, FROM 4:30-5 PM IN\nE5-6002 Multi Faith Prayer Room (No session Feb 19th) FOR A RELAXING\ n30 MINS. DTSTAMP:20251220T144049Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6946b571a3417 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240129T163000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240129T170000 URL:/engineering-wellness-program/events/meditation-mon days SUMMARY:Meditation Mondays CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:JOIN US EVERY MONDAY FROM JAN 15TH TO MAR 25TH\, FROM 4:30-5 PM IN\nE5-6002 Multi Faith Prayer Room (No session Feb 19th) FOR A RELAXING\ n30 MINS. DTSTAMP:20251220T144049Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6946b571a3cb1 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240205T163000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240205T170000 URL:/engineering-wellness-program/events/meditation-mon days SUMMARY:Meditation Mondays CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:JOIN US EVERY MONDAY FROM JAN 15TH TO MAR 25TH\, FROM 4:30-5 PM IN\nE5-6002 Multi Faith Prayer Room (No session Feb 19th) FOR A RELAXING\ n30 MINS. DTSTAMP:20251220T144049Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6946b571a44a7 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240212T163000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240212T170000 URL:/engineering-wellness-program/events/meditation-mon days SUMMARY:Meditation Mondays CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:JOIN US EVERY MONDAY FROM JAN 15TH TO MAR 25TH\, FROM 4:30-5 PM IN\nE5-6002 Multi Faith Prayer Room (No session Feb 19th) FOR A RELAXING\ n30 MINS. DTSTAMP:20251220T144049Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6946b571a4b46 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240219T163000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240219T170000 URL:/engineering-wellness-program/events/meditation-mon days SUMMARY:Meditation Mondays CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:JOIN US EVERY MONDAY FROM JAN 15TH TO MAR 25TH\, FROM 4:30-5 PM IN\nE5-6002 Multi Faith Prayer Room (No session Feb 19th) FOR A RELAXING\ n30 MINS. DTSTAMP:20251220T144049Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6946b571a5166 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240226T163000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240226T170000 URL:/engineering-wellness-program/events/meditation-mon days SUMMARY:Meditation Mondays CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:JOIN US EVERY MONDAY FROM JAN 15TH TO MAR 25TH\, FROM 4:30-5 PM IN\nE5-6002 Multi Faith Prayer Room (No session Feb 19th) FOR A RELAXING\ n30 MINS. DTSTAMP:20251220T144049Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6946b571a57a0 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240304T163000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240304T170000 URL:/engineering-wellness-program/events/meditation-mon days SUMMARY:Meditation Mondays CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:JOIN US EVERY MONDAY FROM JAN 15TH TO MAR 25TH\, FROM 4:30-5 PM IN\nE5-6002 Multi Faith Prayer Room (No session Feb 19th) FOR A RELAXING\ n30 MINS. DTSTAMP:20251220T144049Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6946b571a5e2b DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240311T163000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240311T170000 URL:/engineering-wellness-program/events/meditation-mon days SUMMARY:Meditation Mondays CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:JOIN US EVERY MONDAY FROM JAN 15TH TO MAR 25TH\, FROM 4:30-5 PM IN\nE5-6002 Multi Faith Prayer Room (No session Feb 19th) FOR A RELAXING\ n30 MINS. DTSTAMP:20251220T144049Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6946b571a63de DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240318T163000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240318T170000 URL:/engineering-wellness-program/events/meditation-mon days SUMMARY:Meditation Mondays CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:JOIN US EVERY MONDAY FROM JAN 15TH TO MAR 25TH\, FROM 4:30-5 PM IN\nE5-6002 Multi Faith Prayer Room (No session Feb 19th) FOR A RELAXING\ n30 MINS. DTSTAMP:20251220T144049Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6946b571a6997 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240325T163000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240325T170000 URL:/engineering-wellness-program/events/meditation-mon days SUMMARY:Meditation Mondays CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:JOIN US EVERY MONDAY FROM JAN 15TH TO MAR 25TH\, FROM 4:30-5 PM IN\nE5-6002 Multi Faith Prayer Room (No session Feb 19th) FOR A RELAXING\ n30 MINS. DTSTAMP:20251220T144049Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6946b571a6f5d DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240401T163000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240401T170000 URL:/engineering-wellness-program/events/meditation-mon days SUMMARY:Meditation Mondays CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:JOIN US EVERY MONDAY FROM JAN 15TH TO MAR 25TH\, FROM 4:30-5 PM IN\nE5-6002 Multi Faith Prayer Room (No session Feb 19th) FOR A RELAXING\ n30 MINS. DTSTAMP:20251220T144049Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6946b571a7691 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240122 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240127 URL:/engineering-wellness-program/events/consent-week-j an-22-26th-2024 LOCATION:E7 - Engineering 7 200 University Ave West ݮƵ ON N2L 3G1 Can ada SUMMARY:Consent Week (Jan 22-26th\, 2024) CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Consent Week is an opportunity for campus community members t o\nengage in conversations\, activities\, and events focused on consent\, in\nan effort to build a #ConsentCulture.  \n\nThroughout the week\, th e Sexual Violence and Response Office (SVPRO)\nwill be hosting a variety o f events and workshops\, including Active\nBystander Training for Engineer ing students (Jan 22nd\, at 5 pm). See\ntheir webpage for details\n[https: //uwaterloo.ca/sexual-violence-prevention-response-office/get-involved/con sent-week].\n\n\nAlso\, Monday\, January 22\, 2024 the Peer Health Educato rs will be\nhosting their Healthy Sexuality booth in E7\, on the first flo or by the\nC&D. Stop by for trivia and swag. X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE DTSTAMP:20251220T144049Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6946b571a8309 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231026T150000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231026T160000 URL:/engineering-wellness-program/events/male-allyship- man-vs-world-employees SUMMARY:Male Allyship - Man vs World (Employees) CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:By age 18\, 1 in 3 women will have experienced some form of sex ual\nharassment or assault. Female students (and employees) in STEM\nprogr ams experience significantly higher rates of sexism\,\ndiscrimination\, ex clusion\, and sexual harassment than women in\nnon-STEM disciplines.\n\nAc cording to the Statistics Canada 2019 survey\n[https://www150.statcan.gc.c a/n1/pub/85-002-x/2020001/article/00005-eng.htm]\,\n71% of students at Can adian postsecondary schools witnessed or\nexperienced unwanted sexualized behaviours in a postsecondary\nsetting—either on campus\, or in an off-c ampus situation that\ninvolved students or other people associated with th e school. Most of\nthose who had experienced these unwanted behaviours sta ted that the\nperpetrators were fellow students. Relatively few students s aid that\nthe perpetrators were professors and others in positions of auth ority.\n\nAs society learns more about the causes\, both direct causes suc h as\nbreaking consent\, and indirect causes like systems that benefit men \nand blame victims/survivors for what happened to them\, it’s\nimportan t to learn about these causes and how you can contribute to\npreventing th em. It’s not just to show the people around you that\nyou want them to l ead a life free of gender-based violence and the\nmany barriers it creates \, but it also shows future employers that\nyou’ve invested in equity wo rk – one more way to set your resume\napart of the rest of the crowd. PL EASE NOTE: THIS CERTIFICATE IS\nAVAILABLE TO MALE IDENTIFYING PARTICIPANTS ONLY. DTSTAMP:20251220T144049Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6946b571a8f39 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231005T140000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231005T160000 URL:/engineering-wellness-program/events/supporting-som eone-distress-workshop SUMMARY:Supporting Someone in Distress Workshop CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Most of us want to support and show compassion to others\, howe ver\nsupporting others can often feel awkward. Being fully present with a\ nperson in distress often means having uncomfortable conversations. It\nca n be difficult to know how to provide effective and meaningful\nsupport\, or useful information that assists the person in accessing\nhelp. \n\nWhil e there isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach to supporting others\,\nthis session will cover a  simple  approach to help you determine\nwhat  typ e of help is needed\, some strategies for providing effective\nsupport\, a s well as when and how to refer someone to appropriate \nresources. A com prehensive list of resources will be provided. DTSTAMP:20251220T144049Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6946b571a9995 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231016T140000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231016T160000 URL:/engineering-wellness-program/events/supporting-som eone-distress-workshop SUMMARY:Supporting Someone in Distress Workshop CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Most of us want to support and show compassion to others\, howe ver\nsupporting others can often feel awkward. Being fully present with a\ nperson in distress often means having uncomfortable conversations. It\nca n be difficult to know how to provide effective and meaningful\nsupport\, or useful information that assists the person in accessing\nhelp. \n\nWhil e there isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach to supporting others\,\nthis session will cover a  simple  approach to help you determine\nwhat  typ e of help is needed\, some strategies for providing effective\nsupport\, a s well as when and how to refer someone to appropriate \nresources. A com prehensive list of resources will be provided. DTSTAMP:20251220T144049Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6946b571aa0a5 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231127T140000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231127T160000 URL:/engineering-wellness-program/events/supporting-som eone-distress-workshop SUMMARY:Supporting Someone in Distress Workshop CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Most of us want to support and show compassion to others\, howe ver\nsupporting others can often feel awkward. Being fully present with a\ nperson in distress often means having uncomfortable conversations. It\nca n be difficult to know how to provide effective and meaningful\nsupport\, or useful information that assists the person in accessing\nhelp. \n\nWhil e there isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach to supporting others\,\nthis session will cover a  simple  approach to help you determine\nwhat  typ e of help is needed\, some strategies for providing effective\nsupport\, a s well as when and how to refer someone to appropriate \nresources. A com prehensive list of resources will be provided. DTSTAMP:20251220T144049Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6946b571aa801 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240201T150000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240201T160000 URL:/engineering-wellness-program/events/male-allyship- man-box-employees SUMMARY:Male Allyship - The Man Box (Employees) CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:By age 18\, 1 in 3 women will have experienced some form of sex ual\nharassment or assault. Female students (and employees) in STEM\nprogr ams experience significantly higher rates of sexism\,\ndiscrimination\, ex clusion\, and sexual harassment than women in\nnon-STEM disciplines.\n\nAc cording to the Statistics Canada 2019 survey\n[https://www150.statcan.gc.c a/n1/pub/85-002-x/2020001/article/00005-eng.htm]\,\n71% of students at Can adian postsecondary schools witnessed or\nexperienced unwanted sexualized behaviours in a postsecondary\nsetting—either on campus\, or in an off-c ampus situation that\ninvolved students or other people associated with th e school. Most of\nthose who had experienced these unwanted behaviours sta ted that the\nperpetrators were fellow students. Relatively few students s aid that\nthe perpetrators were professors and others in positions of auth ority.\n\nAs society learns more about the causes\, both direct causes suc h as\nbreaking consent\, and indirect causes like systems that benefit men \nand blame victims/survivors for what happened to them\, it’s\nimportan t to learn about these causes and how you can contribute to\npreventing th em. It’s not just to show the people around you that\nyou want them to l ead a life free of gender-based violence and the\nmany barriers it creates \, but it also shows future employers that\nyou’ve invested in equity wo rk – one more way to set your resume\napart of the rest of the crowd. PL EASE NOTE: THIS CERTIFICATE IS\nAVAILABLE TO MALE IDENTIFYING PARTICIPANTS ONLY. DTSTAMP:20251220T144049Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6946b571ab658 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240222T150000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240222T160000 URL:/engineering-wellness-program/events/protecting-you rself-stress-workshop-employees-and-post-docs SUMMARY:Protecting Yourself From Stress Workshop (Employees and Post Docs) CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:During this session\, you’ll explore factors that could test your\nresilience and cause stress. The protective strategies suggested can \nhelp protect you from the harmful impacts of stress and enhance your\nab ility to cope when a crisis does occur. Brainstorming options to\novercome challenges\, taking action when you feel paralyzed by fear or\nworry\, le arning from your mistakes\, and building a network of support\nare just so me of the protective strategies to consider. DTSTAMP:20251220T144049Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6946b571ac2ff DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231011T150000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231011T160000 URL:/engineering-wellness-program/events/protecting-you rself-stress-workshop-employees-and-post-docs SUMMARY:Protecting Yourself From Stress Workshop (Employees and Post Docs) CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:During this session\, you’ll explore factors that could test your\nresilience and cause stress. The protective strategies suggested can \nhelp protect you from the harmful impacts of stress and enhance your\nab ility to cope when a crisis does occur. Brainstorming options to\novercome challenges\, taking action when you feel paralyzed by fear or\nworry\, le arning from your mistakes\, and building a network of support\nare just so me of the protective strategies to consider. DTSTAMP:20251220T144049Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6946b571acbdc DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20240209T150000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20240209T160000 URL:/engineering-wellness-program/events/male-allyship- continuum-harm-workplace-employees SUMMARY:Male Allyship - The Continuum of Harm in the Workplace (Employees) CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:By age 18\, 1 in 3 women will have experienced some form of sex ual\nharassment or assault. Female students (and employees) in STEM\nprogr ams experience significantly higher rates of sexism\,\ndiscrimination\, ex clusion\, and sexual harassment than women in\nnon-STEM disciplines.\n\nAc cording to the Statistics Canada 2019 survey\n[https://www150.statcan.gc.c a/n1/pub/85-002-x/2020001/article/00005-eng.htm]\,\n71% of students at Can adian postsecondary schools witnessed or\nexperienced unwanted sexualized behaviours in a postsecondary\nsetting—either on campus\, or in an off-c ampus situation that\ninvolved students or other people associated with th e school. Most of\nthose who had experienced these unwanted behaviours sta ted that the\nperpetrators were fellow students. Relatively few students s aid that\nthe perpetrators were professors and others in positions of auth ority.\n\nAs society learns more about the causes\, both direct causes suc h as\nbreaking consent\, and indirect causes like systems that benefit men \nand blame victims/survivors for what happened to them\, it’s\nimportan t to learn about these causes and how you can contribute to\npreventing th em. It’s not just to show the people around you that\nyou want them to l ead a life free of gender-based violence and the\nmany barriers it creates \, but it also shows future employers that\nyou’ve invested in equity wo rk – one more way to set your resume\napart of the rest of the crowd. PL EASE NOTE: THIS CERTIFICATE IS\nAVAILABLE TO MALE IDENTIFYING PARTICIPANTS ONLY. DTSTAMP:20251220T144049Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6946b571ada57 DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20231114T150000 SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20231114T160000 URL:/engineering-wellness-program/events/male-allyship- continuum-harm-workplace-employees SUMMARY:Male Allyship - The Continuum of Harm in the Workplace (Employees) CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:By age 18\, 1 in 3 women will have experienced some form of sex ual\nharassment or assault. Female students (and employees) in STEM\nprogr ams experience significantly higher rates of sexism\,\ndiscrimination\, ex clusion\, and sexual harassment than women in\nnon-STEM disciplines.\n\nAc cording to the Statistics Canada 2019 survey\n[https://www150.statcan.gc.c a/n1/pub/85-002-x/2020001/article/00005-eng.htm]\,\n71% of students at Can adian postsecondary schools witnessed or\nexperienced unwanted sexualized behaviours in a postsecondary\nsetting—either on campus\, or in an off-c ampus situation that\ninvolved students or other people associated with th e school. Most of\nthose who had experienced these unwanted behaviours sta ted that the\nperpetrators were fellow students. Relatively few students s aid that\nthe perpetrators were professors and others in positions of auth ority.\n\nAs society learns more about the causes\, both direct causes suc h as\nbreaking consent\, and indirect causes like systems that benefit men \nand blame victims/survivors for what happened to them\, it’s\nimportan t to learn about these causes and how you can contribute to\npreventing th em. It’s not just to show the people around you that\nyou want them to l ead a life free of gender-based violence and the\nmany barriers it creates \, but it also shows future employers that\nyou’ve invested in equity wo rk – one more way to set your resume\napart of the rest of the crowd. PL EASE NOTE: THIS CERTIFICATE IS\nAVAILABLE TO MALE IDENTIFYING PARTICIPANTS ONLY. DTSTAMP:20251220T144049Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR